Annotated Bibliography

Ansana, Fofana. "LABOR-SIERRA LEONE: NEW TEACHERS CAUGHT IN A MONEY SQUEEZE. " Global Information Network 17 March 2010 Multicultural Module, ProQuest. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.

This source goes over teaching in Sierra Leon, in Africa. It talks about how, not only are the teachers underpaid, but some are not even getting paid. The government is starting to aim for universal education, so they are enrolling kids at an extremely fast rate. Unfortunately, they are not hiring teachers to keep up with the growth. Some of the schools have taken matters into their own hands by hiring teachers on their own. The government is refusing to pay these salaries. This is a good article, showing that teachers are underpaid all around the world. I will be using this article in my essay, but I am going to look for more from around the United States.

Anonymous, . "Casting the tough vote. " American Teacher 1 Mar. 2010: Education Module, ProQuest. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.

In Detroit, there was a plan to cut more than 1500 jobs, mainly targeted at teachers with 14 years or less experience. With the down turn in the economy, especially in the auto-related industries, many people have moved out of the greater Detroit area. Student enrollment drives funding, and with people moving out of the area, that means fewer students, with less funding. With less government funding, they will have to release teachers. With this new contract that has been signed, most employees, over the next 40 day pay periods will take a $250 cut. Although this looks bad for the short term, it will be good in the long run because it will save the district almost $130 million and about 1500 jobs. It is good to see that even in tough economic times, the schools are still trying to help out the teachers. It looks like this will be a tough time to get a job, so I will use this article to prove that point. It is a very good article, and I like that it is set in a big city, as I plan to more to New York and teach. I am hoping to find out how the teaching future is looking in New York.

Goldstein, D.. "The Education Wars. " The American Prospect 1 Apr. 2009: Social Science Module, ProQuest. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.

In New York, a vote has recently passed that merit pay, or extra pay when students test scores improve, will apply only when the entire school sees improvement. They are also offering extra pay to those teaching hard to staff subjects, working in rough schools, or taking on responsibilities such as mentoring new teachers. This is good and rewarding to the entire teaching work force in New York. It encourages teachers to work harder and to take on more responsibilities. It is also going to get more people involved in teaching, now that there are more benefits to it. This is a very good article that I will defiantly be using in my paper because New York is where I want to teach.

"New York Teacher Salary." Teacher Portal. Teacher Portal, n.d. Web. 7 Apr 2010. .

I found this web site also very helpful. It informs on how much teachers make depending on where they work. It makes it very nice to know how much the average starting salary is in a state, the average median salary is and how it relates to the cost of living. It also gives a little overview of why people move there to teach and why not to. The New York example is, “But living in New York - especially NYC - having a teaching certificate for K-12 will be tough to have a high standard of living in the high cost-of-living area. Get your masters degree to augment your salary as your career progresses. But then again - it is New York, the most interesting place in the world to live. You have other benefits, so being a teacher may just be your day job!” This will be a very helpful web site in deciding where I want to move to work.